A show for Christ-followers who want to participate more effectively in God’s work both at home and to the ends of the earth.
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Randy Hoffman encourages us to reach out to the Muslims we are encountering in our neighbourhoods. His advice is not only practical, but he also shares from his personal experience in engaging Muslims in his community and how he has seen the Holy Spirit at work in the Muslim world today.
Anna Hampton shares with us myths that the North American church believes about risk and helps us to better understand a Biblical view of risk and what God calls us to for the sake of the Gospel.
Don Parsons joins us to talk about how missions has shifted from ‘the West to the rest’ to ‘from everywhere to everywhere.’ He helps us understand the benefits and the challenges of globalization in missions and gives us ideas on how churches in the West can partner with churches in the Majority World to bring the Good News to every tribe, tongue and nation.
Don Johnson speaks to us about following through with a short term mission trip team – why it’s important, how and when to do it, and what we stand to lose when we neglect to invest in the debrief and follow through process. Listen to this episode to learn how to make short term trips a solid investment!
Join our conversation with Doug Christgau as we discuss the role of missions committees, how churches can engage with missions and support missionaries when they are on home assignment.
Mary Lederleitner speaks to us about navigating the complexities of cross cultural ministry partnerships. She shares with us the benefits of these partnerships, the common misunderstanding that can occur and gives some ideas and advice how to navigate the hurdles well.
Dr. Rick Reed, President of Heritage College and Seminary, talks to us about God’s will, how we can discern His directing for our lives, and how we can walk along others helping them to determine where God is calling them.
Nigel Paul, Founder of MoveIn, shares with us the impact of presence. In this episode we learn how ordinary Christians are moving into low-income, unreached, urban areas in cities in Canada and around the world. Here they are salt and light, reaching people in a creative and courageous way.
Brian Fikkert, co-author of bestselling book, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor and Yourself, discusses with us how the church should define poverty and how it can address poverty in ways that bring dignity and help people understand that they are God’s image bearers.
Steve Colby, the Director of Missions for Intervarsity Canada, will be co-hosting Urbana15 December 27-31, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri. Steve shares with us how Urbana is impacting the hearts of students and impacting missions. Tune in to learn a little bit about how Urbana started, what to expect this year, and how you can pray for those who will be attending!
Roy Eyre, President of Wycliffe Canada, talks about the greater impact that Bible translation has had on societies, how Wycliffe has adapted to reach oral societies and gives us a peek into the nuts and bolts of Bible translation.
National Coordinator for Perspectives Canada, Wayne Matthews gives us an overview of the Perspectives course, how it is making an impact on the Canadian church and explains why you should consider signing up for a course near you!
